El Latif Surname

16,088th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34,627 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Syria
Highest density in:
Syria

El Latif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

El Latif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Syria27,5161:70188
Jordan3,6611:2,415465
Iraq1,3941:25,1231,326
Lebanon9201:6,1271,041
United Arab Emirates4251:21,5582,489
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
Tunisia1741:3,509514
Kuwait1541:24,6803,145
Yemen711:372,18710,164
Palestine271:168,4768,634
Oman51:737,5946,889
Mauritania41:1,023,71625,172
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

El Latif (33) may also be a first name.

El Latif Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name El Latif Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname El Latif is found most frequently in Syria. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name El Latif? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 16,088th most widespread last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 210,458 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of El Latif reside; 99 percent reside in West Asia and 97 percent reside in Levant. It is also the 1,807,719th most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 33 people.

The surname is most frequent in Syria, where it is held by 27,516 people, or 1 in 701. In Syria it is most numerous in: Aleppo Governorate, where 49 percent reside, Damascus Governorate, where 15 percent reside and Daraa Governorate, where 11 percent reside. Beside Syria it is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Jordan, where 11 percent reside and Iraq, where 4 percent reside.

El Latif Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Sunni (84%) in Lebanon.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to El Latif
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